I've been to a Michelin star ramen place in Japan. Nothing at all fancy about the place, other than the fact you need to get in line around 6am if you want a se

I've been to a Michelin star ramen place in Japan. Nothing at all fancy about the place, other than the fact you need to get in line around 6am if you want a seat at noon. When it's time to eat, you punch in the number of the item you want in a very typical Japanese ticket vending machine. You sit down at the bar with about ten others, hand the ticket to the guy at the counter, and soon you're in a rush to eat your ramen. Because everyone is just sucking down their food as if this were your regular corner ramen place and they have to get back to work ASAP. I can't say the ramen was better than any other decent place, since the peer pressure to finish your meal is rather intense. You'll sit there and ponder how the Japanese eat such incredibly hot noodles so quickly. Tim Ho Wan is another cheap place with a star. They are a chain, even.